ID: 88
Date: 1970s- 2006
Title: Jelly on a plate
Gender: Female 
Classification: Elastics 
Rhyme: 

Jelly on a plate,
Jelly on a plate,
Wibble, wobble,
Wibble, wobble,
Jelly on a plate.
Sausages in a pan,
Sausages in a pan,
Pop, bang, pop, bang,
Sausages in a pan.

(Ashburton, 2006)

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Jelly in a pot, 
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, 
Jelly in a  pot.

(Timaru, 2004)

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Jelly on a plate,
Boom, boom,
Wibble, wobble,
Jelly on a plate, 
Boom, you're out!

(Wainuiomata, 2005)

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Jelly on a plate,
Jelly on a plate,
Wibble, wobble,
Wibble, wobble,
Jelly on a plate.

(Wellington, 1950s; Auckland, 1970s)

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Sausages in the pan, sausages in the pan, 
Turn them over, turn them over,
Sausages in the pan.

(Waikanae, 2000)

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Paper on the floor, paper on the floor,
Pick it up, pick it up,
Paper on the floor.

(Auckland, 1970s)

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Sixpence on the floor,
Sixpence on the floor,
Pick it up,
Pick it up,
Sixpence on the floor.

(NZ,1973)

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Jelly on a plate,
Jelly on a plate,
Wibble, wobble,
Wibble, wobble,
Jelly on a plate.
Shake it to the left,
Shake it to the right,
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
Jelly on a plate.

(Timaru, 2002)

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Background Info: Alternatives listed in Turner,1978:20:

Sausage in the pan..turn around.
Stockings falling down..pull 'em up.
Money on the floor..pick it up.
Burglar in the house..kick him out.
Jam on the shelf..pull it down.
Apples on the tree..pick them off.
Ants in your pants..scratch them off.
And others!

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Opie, 1997:222 discusses variants including:

Baby on the floor..pick him up.
Spider on the wall..flick it off!
Bogey under the bed..shoo him out.
Marilyn [Monroe] at the show..show a leg.
Ice cream in the fridge..lick it up.

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Keywords: food 
Location: Various NZ 
Group size: 8 
Incidence: 9